View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose perspective of events is portrayed within Chapter 16?
(a) Pete's.
(b) Frank Carter's.
(c) Neil's.
(d) Amanda's.

2. Pete had received the call alerting him to the disappearance of Neil Spencer just as he was sitting down to eat which meal?
(a) Brunch.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Lunch.

3. Mrs. Spencer tells Amanda in Chapter 6 that Neil had reported what type of creature outside his window before he went missing?
(a) A goblin.
(b) A gnome.
(c) A troll.
(d) A monster.

4. How old is Detective Inspector Pete Willis?
(a) 38.
(b) 64.
(c) 42.
(d) 56.

5. What is the name of the previous owner of the house in Featherbank where Jake and Tom move?
(a) Mrs. Shearing.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mr. Barnett.
(d) Mr. Collins.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is revealed in Chapter 5 that Tom refuses to take what action in front of his son Jake?

2. Which character is in charge of the investigation regarding Neil Spencer's disappearance?

3. Jake tells his father Tom at the end of Chapter 11 that the monster outside his window had been taking what action?

4. Jake takes on the bully by suggesting that perhaps which entity will be taking away the other children one by one?

5. Tom is making coffee in Chapter 13 when he sees a man outside near what part of Tom's property?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jake learn about the death of his mother, Rebecca?

2. What piece of information does Mrs. Spencer remember and tell Amanda that causes Amanda to race to meet with Colin, her superior?

3. For what reason has Tom worried about the trajectory of his career in the wake of Rebecca's death?

4. Whose courage does Pete admire in Chapter 12 when he reflects upon the capture of Frank Carter?

5. When Pete visits Frank Carter in prison in Chapter 15, Frank Carter says that he will give up Tony Smith's whereabouts if Pete takes what action?

6. What is the significance of the line, "If you leave a door half open" (12)?

7. With what sentiment does the writer of the prologue end his address to his son Jake?

8. Why do the other officers involved in the search for Neil in Chapter 2 consider Pete's presence odd?

9. The reader learns in Chapter 19 the reason behind Pete's divorce from his wife Sally. What was the reason?

10. Describe the man who rings Tom's doorbell at the end of Chapter 13 and meets him at the start of Chapter 14.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,110 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample